Lahat ng Kabanata ng My wife, my enemy!: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

A morning that should have gone quite cheerfully went sour quicker than a bowl of soup. Fredrick drove through the streets to Nei-nei’s chateau with Adrian beside him.The whole time he was venting and ranting to Noah about the morning and he was listening attentively, completely nervous about what to say.When he tagged along with his brother, he hadn’t thought far into their time together.Fredrick glanced at him and noticed his grimace, “Am I making you uncomfortable?” He asked, Noah chuckled dryly,“That’s not it. I just…” his voice trailed off, but the look on Fredrick’s face was warm and accommodating.“I just don’t want to ruin it.” He confessed.He had suddenly become nervous because he didn’t want to ruin this new relationship with somewhat of a blood relative.He also had questions, he had lots of questions, he just didn’t know if it was the right time to ask.Fredrick paused and breathed easily, relieving himself of the pent up frustrations he held inside of him.“If you

To be impatient was Avery’s weakness, Fredrick had only just observed.But he couldn’t deny the fact that Adrian was hiding something. He looked like it, he wasn’t giving accurate replies to any of her questions. He looked like he had been threatened not to say anything about the incident.Fredrick wished Alex was with him, he needed him.“Where is Alex?” Margaret asked, as if she had read Fredrick’s mind.“He will be here shortly, I hope.”Avery was tired of coercing her brother to say the truth, she gently went to him and said,“You must talk to the lawyer when he gets here.”“Lawyer?!” Adrian exclaimed, he looked quite startled and confused.“Why do we need a lawyer?” “Why shouldn’t we, Adrian? You went missing for a week and we only just found out this morning.” Avery yelled.“Where were you? Who took you?What did they do to you?These are questions I need answers to and you’re not yielding.” She continued.“I think you’re too hard on him, Avery.”“If he claims he left on his

Fredrick, Avery, Margaret and Adrian stared blankly at Alex, Noah and Gary.The lot of them had no idea what Alex and Gary were calling a “crazy idea”.The last thing they had heard from Noah was a suggestion for Fredrick to bequeath his wealth to a trusted source.“What are you talking about, Alex? I’m confused.” Fredrick said.Avery’s stomach had been growling for a while amidst the ruckus.She considered waiting until the family had figured out a way to stop Mr Jonah Jonah, but the idea of starving the fetus inside her made her uneasy. Being an expecting mother had its perks, maybe this was one of them. She was uncontrollably hungry, her grumbling stomach was increasingly becoming more of an upset, affecting her mood.Her face contorted into a frown that had Fredrick worried as he landed his gaze on her.“Avery…” he called.Avery didn’t bulge, she was staring blankly at the large bowl of food in front of them.“Avery!” Margaret softly called, shaking her from her daze.“What is it?

Margaret had overtaken the kitchen affairs in the house, she cooked better than all of them and she enjoyed it but Avery could not choose who was better between she and Fredrick. He made the most sumptuous meals, at least from the few times he cooked, Margaret fought to defend her skills indignantly, “My cooking is superb. Your husband only really comes close.” She rolled her eyes as she poured spaghetti into a boiling pot.“I think he’s better.” Avery teased her.“Or maybe you were just too in love to notice. Love can overwhelm your sense of taste” Margaret scoffedAvery laughed heartily, enjoying their little squabbles.“Are you saying your food is tasteless to Alex too?”Margaret blushed softly, her reddened face smile turned into a soft smile,“I don’t love him!” She exclaimed softly.“Oh you do. You’re glowing with so much love.” Avery continued teasing her. “Have you told him?” “Huh? It is not that serious!” Margaret riposted, blushing.“If you love him, just say it. It migh

Four days ago, Alex had punched Gary in the face. That was the first time he ever broke the law and he didn’t even regret it. Gary had it coming, he was being unnecessarily rude to Margaret and he was pushing Fredrick to an early grave. Gary wasn’t with them when Nei Nei dragged Mr Jonah to court, he was only a novice lawyer by then. But watching his superiors, he understood they were in a tough spot. Attorney O’Neil was more stressed about Jonah Jonah than he was when he represented Greenville at the Russian Senate. He was pretty scared for Fredrick’s life. He more so hated that he was blindly following Gary’s unproven theories.He needed to talk to someone, anyone. Well, not just anyone- someone that valued Fredrick as much as he did. “Avery!” He muttered.He glided into the serene space of the mansion, desperately hoping to have a few minutes with Avery before Fredrick got back from work.He had been dissuading him from taking this decision for the last few days but the more he